limeworks

History The Carboniferous Limestone beds around Buxton have been subjected to widespread extraction and processing since post-medieval times. In the mid-C18 production was industrialised, a process which was aided, in the Wye Gorge, by the building of the Midland Railway line in the 1860s. The...

Introduction Another one from my Peak District exploring trip a few months back. Unfortunately, as I was short on time I only did the main Lime Kiln structure and the gatehouse/auxiliary buildings at the beginning of the track. There is a fair bit more to this site which can be seen in various...

I've been looking through this site for several years but have not had much chance to get out to see anything or get any reports up. Looking to do a lot of exploring over the next couple of months and am keen to find new places.... So here is my first report.... This place has a few reports on...

Couldn't really find much information on this site but from what i understand this has been unused since the 50's. Getting here was a cracking day, parked in a local town and approached from the quarry side, walked down a slope to get into the quarry and had somemlunch near some foot bridges...

History Standing on the edge of the grand Union canal in Harefield stands Harefield Limeworks. It is known locally as the Hanging Monkey due to a giant six-foot 'hanging monkey' which has been placed on a hoist at the very top of the derelict structure several storeys above the ground below...

A little mooch from a couple of months back that I completely forgot to post! I really liked this place, it had some interesting graffiti and was strangely peaceful. Standing on the edge of the canal in Harefield stands Harefield Limeworks. It is known locally as the Hanging Monkey due to the...

Having been taken to this site by a photographer some months ago, I came back a little later down the line to photograph it myself but held off on posting it for some time, at the photographer's request. It was impossible to find any information on this place or why it closed but this lime works...

I hope you'll forgive me for making a report on such a heavily reported area. I feel this is my first 'proper' explore where I went to a location and had to actually do some fence hopping and I managed to find the courage to do it by myself! I really enjoyed it and I'm so glad I went. The...

Hi there, This is my first post so please bare with me, this location is also the first location I have ever visited so if you have any tips for newbies, please do let me know! Harefield Limeworks is located by the canal in Harefield, Middlesex. I have stumbled upon it many years ago while...

Information about this places history seems a bit scant but these days it seems to be known as the place where there is a massive hanging monkey. This can be seen from the other side of the canal. The Explore Had a day off and was heading up to this area anyway. Had never heard of this place...

TRANCH PYLE LIMEWORKS This is one of those sites that’s so conspicuous I can’t believe nobody else has been, but there’s no trace of any past reports on here so for the sake of recording it, here’s my take. If you’re familiar with the stop-start nature of traffic on the M4 as you head towards...

one of the best places that I have been too. Be careful there are lots of steep drops so make sure you go during the day time. Photos are my friends instagram https://instagram.com/p/BUCoHtvFw0S/

Nice was a nice little explore, quite relaxed. History There is a lot of history to these Lime works, which can be found here: http://www.brockhamhistory.org/business-and-industry/lime-works/ The Limeworks closed in 1930, and has since been handed over the Surrey County Council. They have...

Finally gotten around to posting this - Took a trip to Cocking last month to find the well known Limeworks in the area, aided by my good friend googlemaps. The Limeworks have been in operation for centuries, allegedly the earliest report of there being a quarry on-site is in 1706. The six...

Hello! This is my very first report so I hope it goes well!! :p: I've been exploring for a few months now but Harefield Limeworks was the first place I visited so it's kinda special to me and honestly couldn't have picked a better location to explore first! There really isn't any...